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February 19th
253 Notable deaths
Rafael Erich
Finnish politician (1879-1946).
Born June 10th, 1879 in Turku.
Died February 19th, 1946 at 66 years old in Helsinki.
Fay Moulton
Athletics and american football competitor (1876–1945).
Born April 7th, 1876 in Marion.
Died February 19th, 1945 at 68 years old in Kansas City.
Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
Iraqi twelver shi'a cleric (1943-1999).
Born March 23rd, 1943 in Najaf.
Died February 19th, 1999 at 55 years old in Najaf.
Frédéric Masson
French historian (1847-1923).
Born March 8th, 1847 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died February 19th, 1923 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Sten Bergman
Swedish biologist, zoologist and explorer.
Born October 20th, 1895 in Ransäter. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1975 at 79 years old in Rönninge.
Beatriz Bonnet
Argentinian actress (1930-2020).
Born December 11th, 1930 in Gualeguay. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2020 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Washington Beltrán
Uruguayan politician (1914-2003).
Born April 6th, 1914 in Montevideo.
Died February 19th, 2003 at 88 years old in Montevideo.
Dolors Aleu i Riera
Spanish physician (1857-1913).
Born April 7th, 1857 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died February 19th, 1913 at 55 years old in Barcelona.
Giovanni Lilliu
Italian archeologist, academician, politician (1914-2012).
Born March 13th, 1914 in Barumini.
Died February 19th, 2012 at 97 years old in Cagliari.
Toni Ucci
Italian actor (1922-2014).
Born January 13th, 1922 in Rome.
Died February 19th, 2014 at 92 years old in Rome (disease).
Sophus Hansen
Danish footballer (1889–1962).
Born November 15th, 1889 in Copenhagen.
Died February 19th, 1962 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Charles Leaf
British sailor.
Born November 13th, 1895 in Marylebone.
Died February 19th, 1947 at 51 years old
Kent Bernard
Trinidad and tobago sprinter (1942–2025).
Born May 27th, 1942 in Port of Spain.
Died February 19th, 2025 at 82 years old in Port of Spain. [ref]
Wilhelm Rein
German educational theorist (1847–1929).
Born August 10th, 1847 in Eisenach.
Died February 19th, 1929 at 81 years old in Jena.
Leonard Buczkowski
Film director, screenwriter (1900–1967).
Born August 5th, 1900 in Warsaw.
Died February 19th, 1967 at 66 years old in Warsaw.
Roland Stoltz
Swedish ice hockey player (1931-2001).
Born August 1st, 1931 in Stockholm, Storkyrkoförsamlingen.
Died February 19th, 2001 at 69 years old in Stockholm.
Lawrence Shields
Athletics competitor (1895–1976).
Born March 5th, 1895 in West Chester.
Died February 19th, 1976 at 80 years old in Rochester.
Yury Tyukalov
Soviet rower (1930-2018).
Born July 4th, 1930 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died February 19th, 2018 at 87 years old in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Victor von Herzfeld
Hungarian musician (1856-1919).
Born October 8th, 1856 in Bratislava.
Died February 19th, 1919 at 62 years old in Budapest.
Josip Mihalović
Croatian catholic cardinal (1814-1891).
Born January 16th, 1814 in Torda.
Died February 19th, 1891 at 77 years old in Zagreb.
Charles King
American athlete (1880–1958).
Born December 10th, 1880 in Senatobia.
Died February 19th, 1958 at 77 years old in Fort Worth.
Paul Matthieu Hermann Laurent
French mathematician (1841–1908).
Born September 2nd, 1841 in Echternach.
Died February 19th, 1908 at 66 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
Armen Haghnazarian
Iranian-armenian architect.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 67 years old in Aachen. [ref]
Henri-René Lenormand
French playwright (1882–1951).
Died February 19th, 1951 at 68 years old in Paris.
Seda Vermisheva
Armenian-russian poet (1932-2020).
Born October 9th, 1932 in Tbilisi.
Died February 19th, 2020 at 87 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
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